Where does “វិច្ឆេទកម្ម” come from?

វិច្ឆេទកម្ម (Khmer) comes from Khmer កម្ម, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

វិច្ឆេទកម្ម (Khmer): sabotage

Definitions

  1. sabotage

Ancestry of “វិច្ឆេទកម្ម”, step by step

វិច្ឆេទកម្ម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កម្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកម្មaction, act, deed, manual work; activity; karma
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer វិច្ឆេទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវិច្ឆេទseparation, parting, cutting off
2Paliviccheda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma